Top 3 best-selling beers of Big Storm Brewing. The company is based in Clearwater, and has opened its first SWFL taproom and craft brewery in the old Cape Coral Brewing Co. space.
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Big Storm Brewing Co. opens in Cape Coral, Latinos Market gets a new store in Fort Myers Beach, plus the rest of the week's dining news in A La Carte.

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Big Storm Brewing, based in Clearwater, has opened its first SWFL taproom and craft brewery in the old Cape Coral Brewing Co. space. (Photo11: Ricardo Rolon / The News-Press)Buy Photo

The Clearwater-based craft beer maker took over the former Cape Coral Brewing Co. space at 839 Miramar St. in the south Cape in December, transforming it into a place for selling Big Storm's popular Arcus IPA, Wavemaker Amber Ale, Tropic Pressure Florida Ale and more. It has a grand-opening celebration planned for March 10 with live music, food trucks and raffles.

This is the third Florida taproom for Big Storm, which also has locations in Odessa and Clearwater. The company took ownership of Fat Point Brewing in Punta Gorda last spring, and is in the midst of an aggressive expansion plan throughout the state.

"To be able to open a third Big Storm in one of the fastest growing communities in Florida, that's huge for us," LJ Govoni, a founder of Seaboard Craft Holdings, Big Storm's parent company, said in a December interview.

"Ultimately, though, this was a two-player swing, so to be able to buy the local brand with a plan to bring them back to market in the near future, that's what sealed the deal."

Capone's, Ford's expanding

Ford's Garage, the now national gourmet-burger chain, will join its sister restaurant Capone's Coal Fired Pizza in Hamlin Town Center in Winter Garden west of Orlando.

Capone's, which specializes in house-made pastas, as well as pizzas, sandwiches and calzones baked in its 800-degree coal-fired ovens, is slated to open this summer. A time frame for opening has not been given for Ford's Garage.

A sign is up for Pho 99 on Boy Scout Drive in south Fort Myers.(Photo11: Annabelle Tometich/The News-Press)

Latinos Market has opened in a new location at 17200 San Carlos Blvd., Fort Myers Beach. The Mexican market and taqueria formerly operated in the plaza behind Marti's Family Dining near Point Ybel Brewing Co. in south Fort Myers. The market side of the business opened Feb. 16, but per its Facebook page, the restaurant side is still under construction. Latinos is open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Call 437-1471 or find it on Facebook for more.

Keke's Breakfast Cafe is coming to the Bed Bath & Beyond-anchored plaza at 1847 NE Pine Island Road, Cape Coral across from Olive Garden. It's the second Keke's for the area, with another planned for the forthcoming Whole Foods-anchored plaza in south Fort Myers. Find more at kekes.com or facebook.com/kekescapecoral.

Metro Diner has a "coming soon" sign up in Cape Coral. The Jacksonville-based chain, which has locations in Naples and Bonita Springs, plans to open in the newly constructed plaza just east of Culver's on Cape Coral Parkway E. Find more at metrodiner.com.

New brunch spot opens at Miromar

The new brunch spot features a vast outdoor patio with fire pits and plush seating overlooking the lake.

The restaurant serves a variety of brunch dishes including avocado toast, shrimp and grits, blackberry-goat-cheese French toast, chicken and waffles, and omelets made to order. Lunch and dinner items include a roasted pork sandwich, wraps, a Mexican chorizo and garlic shrimp burger, and the Mediterranean medley salad.

Coffee and espresso drinks are available, as are specialty cocktails, including $20 bottomless mimosas, sangria, and bloody Marys. The restaurant is open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays. Call 948-2684 or visit labambarestaurantbar.com for more.

A La Carte is a compilation of news and notes from the Southwest Florida food scene. Connect with this reporter: @ATometich (Twitter)